On the eve of a capital trip to the lawn of Le Havre for the penultimate day of Ligue 1, where Olympique de Marseille (2nd) plays its direct qualification for the next Champions League, Roberto de Zerbi appeared at a press conference this Friday. If the Italian coach logically insisted on the need for his team to stay ” humble “
and make them “Sacrifices” necessary for
“Reach our goals”, He also surprised his audience by a direct and unexpected exit to say the least about the image and management of French football. A rare rant from a foreign technician.
While rented the intrinsic quality of the championship (“A great championship with very hot audiences, quality players, coaches”), Roberto de Zerbi suddenly downgraded a sharp arrow towards the overall organization of Ligue 1.
“I think he is poorly sponsored, nobody knows that (the quality of the championship) outside of France,”
he said without detour. He then stuck the nail:
“Maybe it's not well managed by French football players …” A frontal and rare criticism that will not fail to react, pointing to a lack of visibility and international recovery.
De Zerbi does not include the non -appointment of Greenwood for the UNFP trophies.
This franchise, from Zerbi also applies it to its own club and its season. Evoking the amazing inversion of the results (“Before we won outside and not at the Velodrome, now it's the opposite, it's strange, weird …“) He added with a touch of irony: “But in Marseille there are always bizarre things that happen eh?” Or else, I'm weird! »» He also justified his recent tactical adjustments, explaining that he had changed his system when the team had become “Too readable” in order to improve the defensive phase, while ensuring that it is not
“Casino” And change only by necessity. He also said he had “Much also progressed this year as a coach. »»
De Zerbi tackles the lack of visibility of the L1!
Protector towards his group, De Zerbi again defended his goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli after his error against Lille (“Geronimo made a mistake, only once”)while expressing his
“Annoyance” Not to see Adrien Rabiot or Mason Greenwood among the nominees for the title of best Ligue 1 player at the UNFP trophies. “It's annoying, I smoked 5 or 6 more cigarettes and I moved on …”,
he said, showing his attachment to his players.
Despite these spikes and analyzes, De Zerbi's main message remains the concentration of the last two games. Faced with Le Havre, an adversary he does not judge
“Not easy, especially now”he expects his players “The same humility and the same sacrifices” that during the encouraging draw in Lille. Because for him, the key is simple: “If we play as a team, we will reach our goals. »» OM has its destiny in their hands for second place, and the Italian coach intends to make sure that his players do not let this chance pass.
